Mom has always been there for you, and while you may not have appreciated her attention when she loudly cheered from the sidelines of your game—airhorn included—or took hundreds of pictures before prom, you don’t know what you’d do without her. Maybe the mom in your life was a cool aunt, a grandma who was always there for you, your best friend’s mom who took you under her wing, or a coworker who showed you the ropes at your first job. Whoever your mom is, she deserves to be celebrated at least once a year.
Moms give every day to their families, so give the mothers and mother figures in your life a day that’s just their own with these seven gift ideas! From the simple to the indulgent, there’s something for any situation and any mom. These gifts don’t just offer something for your mom; they give you the opportunity to bond by showing her how much you appreciate her after all this time.
1. Bath and shower gels
Any mom welcomes a quiet moment to hit the reset button and refresh—even if her only chance to get away is in the shower. Our bath and shower gels make showers extra special with refreshing aromas such as Lavender and Morning Start™. You can also create a custom scent with our Bath and Shower Gel Base. For extra silky skin, use a gentle exfoliating glove. You can also create an extra luxurious bundle that includes bathtime spa items like an exfoliating glove, pumice stones, or bath bombs or bubble baths like the ones found in these fun DIYs.
2. DIY pampering kit
Have a mom who rarely breaks away for some much-needed time to herself? Bring the self-care night to her! A DIY spa kit is a creative way to treat Mom to the pampering she deserves.
Fill a basket, big or small, with the special spa items you know your mom would love. Our Coconut Lime Replenishing Body Butter and Lavender Calming Bath Bombs make great additions to a beauty basket. You can also add something more personal and customized to your mom’s specific needs with a DIY gift like one of these!
Children keep you on your toes, so it makes sense that motherhood comes with tired feet. A simple silky foot soak gives achy feet the attention and care they’ve been asking for. With Epsom salt and a dash of AlkaLime™, this mixture combines with warm water to create a velvety soak that softens and pampers skin. Choose from our staycation Beach Vibes, springtime Fresh Floral, and high-energy Sweet Summer scent blends or create your own that you know Mom will love.
Check out our self-care posts, including DIY CBD-infused lotion bars and CBD Oil Base: 5 DIY blends you need right now, for more ideas! And remember to personalize your kit with a favorite treat, magazine, or beauty tool to make it the perfect gift for Mom.
3. Breakfast in bed
Remember all the times Mom prepped breakfast before your early morning game or whipped up a brunch buffet for your birthday sleepover? There’s no way to repay her for years of tasty meals made with love, but a surprise breakfast in bed can’t hurt.
Plan a meal that includes goodies Mom would want on her special day, whether it’s light and healthy or rich and indulgent. Try not to burn anything—though you know she’ll forgive you if you do—and don’t forget a few fresh flowers on the tray!
Need a little inspiration? Check out our healthy breakfast recipes that include wolfberry energy bars, sweet potato “toast,” chocolate chia pudding, or raspberry-lime yogurt to start planning your Mom’s Day menu.
4. Lip balm and Poppyseed Lip Scrub care kit
For lips that kiss scrapes and kiss goodnight, Mom needs a balm that keeps her lips soft. Give her a petroleum-free lip balm in one of our three popular fresh flavors—Grapefruit, Lavender, and Cinnamint™—or treat her to all three! Our Savvy Minerals® Poppyseed Lip Scrub offers extra pampering when lips have already faced some weathering. Made with premium essential oils and rich butters, it leave lips conditioned, soft, and moisturized with every use.
5. DIY bath salts
The easiest way to create an at-home spa experience? Bath salts! Use our simple bath salts recipe to make her feel like a queen. Follow our blend with Citrus CBD Oil for a splash of peppy, pick-you-up scent or Lavender for dreamy, restful vibes, so you can help Mom lie back, breathe deep, and soak in the moment.
6. Home diffuser with essential oils
A new diffuser is always a treat, even if you already have one! The an easy, luxe way to bring the power of essential oils into Mom’s space. We love using it in living rooms and bedrooms, but she can also enjoy it at work, in a home office, or in her craft room. Make the gift extra special with homemade blends personalized to include her favorite scents or gift her some of our Young Living signature blends.
No matter what your mom figure has going on, there’s an essential oil for that. Know a stressed-out soccer mom running to practice, games, and the sporting goods store? Share Stress Away™! Have a business mogul mom putting in long hours at the office? Gift her AromaEase™ to create a calming and soothing environment. Need a gift for the social butterfly who goes out more often than you ever could? Give Joy™ to create the positive and energetic scent of joy! Is your home’s energy influenced by a yogini who’s willing to bend over backward for your family? The aroma of Harmony™ can help her maintain her Zen—and her lotus position.
7. DIY personalized perfume
Give the gift of a custom signature scent that will have Mom feeling luxurious and smelling amazing. Try out one, or more, of our Patchouli essential oil perfume recipes to give Mom a signature scent that channels vibes that are cool and collected, radiant and beautiful.
Whatever you decide to do to celebrate the mom in your life, the most important thing is that she knows how much you love her and that you recognize everything she’s done for you. Whether it’s a grand gesture or a handcrafted DIY gift, when it comes to moms, it’s all about the love.
Want more ideas? Check out our 5 DIY skin care recipes for your skin type and 6 tips to take your meditation to the next level blog posts. They’re both full of DIYs and oils that will upgrade Mom’s daily routine from start to finish.
How will you celebrate mothers this year? Share your ideas in the comments!
Oh how I would LOVE to win!!! And those are some of my favorite oils too!! Thanks to YL for being such an amazing company!!!
Excellent Mother’s Day ideas! Would love to win! Being a mom to 2 small boys can be exhausting!
I love these ideas. I think I’m not only going to make some of these for moms I love but also for my children’s teachers for appreciation day!
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Great ideas for Mom! The breakfast in bed is especially creative. I haven’t tried the grapefruit and Ylang Ylang yet. It would be fun to win the prize!
Anything from Young Living is a wonderful Mother’s Day gift! I can’t wait to spoil my mom with some great YL gifts this year:)
Great ideas and I had one on my list for a Make n Take for children ages 9 and up. They will be making gifts for their mom for Mother’s Day. Scented note cards, Lavender Linen Spray and Stress Away Epsom Salts will make the Moms feel really special and the children will be proud to have made the gifts themselves. It’s a win, win.
These are awesome ideas! Love love love! My father just passed away less than two weeks ago and my mom soooo needs to be pampered!!! It would be amazing if I could give this to her.
I’m making my mom the lip scrub, she will love it!
Dear Young Living please pick me for this giveaway. I am a mother of 3 wonderful little girls :)
Thank you Young Living for a chance to pamper my mom! I know many that wish they still could and I appreciate every moment I have my mom here with me!!
Love the blogs! Best place for great ideas for using and sharing oils. Can’t beat the giveaway for an extra chance at sharing!
Would make a great mother’s day gift! 😉
Love this.. This would be an absolutely an amazing gift for grandma. My mom passed away 6 yrs ago and had no where to turn emotionally. My grandma stepped in like an angel she is and talked me through it. She may never understand what her words of wisdom has done for me. TRULY THE BEST GIFT EVER.. I would to bless her with this gift.
I’m going have to show my husband this, so he and the kids can make some great gifts. Lol
I would love another diffuser. I can never get enough. I love my oils!!
Best way to celebrate mothers day would be to win the give away and then share with my in law
Love these ideas for Mothers Day! My mom will be getting special oil rollers and DIY bath salts and lotion for Mother’s Day this year. I can’t wait to spoil her with these goodies so she can see for herself how great YL oils are!
Would love to have this wonderful giveaway!!
Young Living oils have helped my home smell and feel fresh, relaxing, stimulating or comforting depending on the oils used. I love to try new combinations of oils. Thanks.
Great ideas for young Moms and we older Moms…I should use some of the suggestions to two of my favorite young Moms…the wonderful Mothers of my grandchildren!!
Love these ideas! Especially the idea of making up a customized blend!
I would love to treat my mom with this awesome give away :)
Great ideas.
Young living oils are the best! What a great way to pamper moms!
Love the DIY’s, keep them coming!!
Awesome ideas for Mother’s Day
I love my YL diffuser! Hope i win! I could use another one!!
Great Mother’s Day ideas, thank you Young Living!!
Awesome ideas!! Lovin’ my oils………………..how did I ever do without them!! <3
This would be a Mothers Day gift I definitely would enjoy! Love the gift ideas-will be trying the bath salt recipe for sure!
Young Living Essential oils have made such a difference in my life and also my families lives.
I am having so much fun sharing them with everyone I meet!
I would love to get this for my mom! She is the rock in our family and hardly ever gets to pamper herself. She would love and appreciate this! Thanks, Young Living!
YLEO has changed my life. Would love to win this diffuser!!!
Great giveaway! Excited to gift to Mom!
I love being a mom to 3 grown/almost grown sons, and we all love our Young Living essential oils! We are constantly learning new things we can do with our oils! Love all the ideas and may use a few for my own mom!
Love these ideas to spoil a special lady for Mothers Day
Love all these ideas, love Young Living & love the chance to win some awesome YL products :) :)
I love this giveaway! Young Living is the best!
I love love love this giveaway, thank you for giving each of us an opportunity to win.
The only gift I want is wellness for my family.
I would LOVE to win!
I love all the essential oils, can’t decide which one I will use in my new diffuser!
Love youn living products! Would love to be the lucky one!
I love these ideas for mothers day. The lip scrub will be a big hit for my mother, mother in law and Godmother. I can’t wait for them to be pampered this mothers day :)
Would love a chance to win this diffuser and some additional oils!! Especially with mother’s day coming up!!
These are amazing ideas and an awesome give away!! Good luck to all!!
Hi! I’m just a few months in to using amazing Young Living essential oils but already completely in love. These are some amazing products and I can’t wait to use some of these ideas to make teacher appreciation & Mother’s day gifts, as well as to use at two Make & Take events I’m planning for May! :-)
These sound like wonderful ideas. Thinking the bath salts and the lip balm would be very nice after working in the yard this summer.
Love the 7 ways to spoil mom ideas!